How can I hook up my studio monitors to my PC?

[Double8]

What up peeps. I use FLStudio with MPD16 and Reaon with a Korg MIDI Controller. Yeah, i'm more on the computer side for producing cuz I got other shit to get with my money insted of spending thousands on hardware. Anyway, I was wondering which sound card I would need to hook up some Alies studio monitors I got. Do I need a mixer, or is it possible to have a very good sound card, or both? I have no experience in hooking up stuff except for USB stuff (for example MIDI controllers). I would really appereciate a reply. Thanks guys peace. (Oh yeah I for got. Just incase, these are my specs: WinXP Pro, AMD Atholon 2200 XP, 1.8Ghz, 512 RAM, Soundblaster Live! soundcard).

 

[Mark7]

Get a 1/8" stereo jack to 2 1/4" mono jacks splitter cable and plug them into the speaker out on your soundcard.

I'm guessing they're powered monitors.

Alesis, right?

 

[Double8]

Yup. http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837/item--ALEM1MK2 My bad for the spelling mistake. Can you show me what the cable looks like incase I buy the worng thing. thx.

 

[notbradsohner]

dude, you need an amp for those monitors. Plugging them into your soundcard isnt going to do jack.

 

[Double8]

o i c... So what else do I need?

 

[Double8]

ok. i didnt buy them yet, but i was wonderin what i needed. but idk. what studio monitor do yall recommend?

 

[Double8]

http://www.samash.com/catalog/showi...&Search_Type=SEARCH&GroupCode=nonetodaythanks

what would i need to hook those up to my pc?

 

[thane1200]

http://www.samash.com/catalog/showi...&Search_Type=SEARCH&GroupCode=nonetodaythanks

what would i need to hook those up to my pc?

Since those are "active" monitors, meaning the have an amplifier built-in; all you need is this:

Stereo 1/8' phone plug to stereo RCA
here

 

[Double8]

oo ok. see i didnt no the difference. thanks for all the help ppl.